Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-05-20
ALEXANDRIA RED HOT.
A POLICEMAN MURDERED AND
TWO CITIZENS SHOT BY ROUGHS
THREATS OF LYNCHING.

THREATS OF LYNCHING.
Especial TO the American.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-Alex.
andria is much cxcited over the
murder of Police Officer Julian
Arnold, by a man named "Billy'
Williams, South Washington
rough, at one o'clock this morning.
As the story runs, Williams and a
notorious thief of Washingt N,
named John CurraD, were over
heard by the officer, at the fair
grounds, plotting to rob the saloon
of Sefer Blouse. Arnold told his
partner, Officer Joe Martin, to.
notify Blouse Immediately, to be
on the lookout, Arnold kept his
eyes on the two men, and seeing a
citizen, named +. J. Padgett, he
summoned INN to his aid. The
suspicious men were found lying
on the grass, and Arnold told them
to consider themselves under ar
rest. The men got up and Padgett
grabbed one of the men. While
he had hold of his prisoner he heard
a pistol shot, and Officer Arnold
exclaimed "My God, Padgett, ] am
shot At the same time Padgett
got into trouble with his prisoner,
who suddenly turned on Padgett
and said: "TOu
you shall not 1--we TO tell the tale"
and shot him in the right side of
the head. ArnOld's assallant es-
capped, and has not been arrested
yet. The pistol shooting brought
several policemen 10 the scene,
who secured Curran and locked
him up. Arnold was brought into
Blouse's saloon. where be died at
2:l5 o'clock, without ever having
spoken. Il was also discovered
that Blouse, who was at his front
door, talking with Officer Martin,
was shot in the night leg, making
only a flesh wound. The coroner
to-day held an inquest and the Jury
held Cnrran as an accessory to the
murder of Officer Arnold. Officer
ArnOld's wound was found to be an
inch below the breast bone, the
ball cut the lung and severed an
artery, causing hemOrrhage. The
bullet used was a iJ.calibre. There
is strong talk of lynching Curran,
and the police are strongly guard.
ing the statiOn-hOuse. Trouble is
apprehended tonight. Curran is
well-known to the Baltimore pO-
lice, rs he served a term in the
Baltimore penitentiary for perjury.
The police in Washington are on
the lookout for Williams. Several
parties, believed to he implicated
in the attempted burglary, are uE-
der arrest here. Officer Arnold
was very popular in Alexandria.
and bis sad end is deeply deplored.
Washington star, IT,
40 PROBABILITY OF LYNCH LAW.
Curran is still at the station
house. Tie was visited by his elder
brother from Washington, and an
attorney who spOke of getting a
haJeqs co,pN. There were many
threats OF lynching. but nothing
more. Il was given ont that Cur.
ran would be taken ont and hung
at 800 a. m, but except that a
Young man came 10 the station
house and asked the keeper TO let
him have the keys of Curran's cell,
no movement was made. There is
not the slightest probability Of
lynch law in Alexandria.
REWARD FOR THE MURDERER.
The cts council Of Alexandria
have been called to meet this after
noon, and the mayor will be au-
thorized to offer q reward for the
apprehension Of The murderer
of Policeman Julian Arnold.
CURRAN HELD FOR THE GRAND
JURY.
At the mayors court this after.
noon Curran was held tor the
grand Jury on two charges, one for
the murder OF Julian Arnold, and
assault with intent 20 kill Ernest
!. Padgett. As ne was Joint
actor in the shooting which caused
ArnOlds death it is well settled
that he may be tried as one Of the
principals in the murder, and hung
if convicted.
THE ARREST OF THE ALLEGED
MURDERER.
Billy Williams, a noted South
Washington crook, was arrested at
s o'clock this morning in Baltimore
for the murder of Policeman Ar.
mold, in Alexandria, Va. yester.
day. The police say that Williams
is undoubtedly the man wanted
His description tallies with that
given by Padgett Of the murderer.
The police last night arrested two
companions Of Curran. the man in
custody, but they asserted that
they had been gambling at the
time at a resort on the Potomac
river about five miles from Alex.
andria. They acknowledged cross
ing into Virginia with Curran,
whom they left when he, with
Williams, went on to Alexandria.
Their first question, when arrested,
was elias Billy Williams been
taken yet p This gave the first
clue to the murderer, and the po-